HTML

HyperText Markup Language

Definition:

W3C/HTML HTML is the lingua franca for publishing hypertext on the World Wide Web. It is a non-proprietary format based upon "SGM"L, and can be created and processed by a wide range of tools, from simple WYSIWYG authoring tools. HTML uses tags such as <h1> and </h1> to structure text into headings, paragraphs, lists, hypertext links etc.

Tutorials:

• Here is a 10-minute guide for newcomers to HTML. W3C's statement of direction for HTML is given on the HTML Activity Statement.
• Getting started with HTML by Dave Raggett is a short introduction to writing HTML, including tutorials on advanced features.
• Adding a touch of style by Dave Raggett is a short guide to styling your Web pages.
• XHTML Modules and Markup Languages - How to create XHTML Family modules and markup languages for fun and profit by Shane McCarron explains how to create "XHTML" Family modules and markup languages, based on Modularization of XHTML.

Articles:

See also the W3C page on the next generation of Web forms, and the section on Web history.